Birgit Stolt

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Birgit Stolt , née Birgit Paul (born June 10, 1927 in Lübeck ; † April 12, 2020 in Uppsala ) was a Swedish Germanist who taught in Stockholm . She became known for her research on the language of Martin Luther .

Life

Stolt came from a Swedish family who lived in Germany and was born in Lübeck. She came to Berlin as a child and spent her school days there until Sweden evacuated its citizens from Berlin in March 1945. The family settled in Bromma, and Birgit Stolt initially qualified as an elementary school teacher. After completing her master's degree at Uppsala University in 1954 and a licentiate in philosophy in Stockholm in 1958, she received her doctorate there in 1964.

From 1976 to 1977 she was Professor of German Philology at Aarhus University , and since 1980 at the Institute for German Language at Stockholm University . She was a corresponding member of the scientific council at the Mannheim Institute for German Language . From 1980 to 1985 she was Vice President of the International Association for Germanic Linguistics and Literature. From 1981 to 1992 she published the articles in the series Stockholm German Research (Acta Universitas Stockholmiensis) .

She was married to Bengt Stolt from 1956 and had two children. From 1951 she lived in Uppsala.

Research on the language of Martin Luther

Stolt set new accents in Luther research by showing that Luther used a rhetorically formed language in his translation of the Bible that was clearly different from the everyday language of the day.

Works (selection)

  • The mixture of languages ​​in Luther's table speeches. Studies on the problem of bilingualism, Göteborg / Uppsala 1964.
  • Martin Luther's Rhetoric of the Heart, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2000. ISBN 3-16-147266-7 .
  • "Let's jump happily!" Emotional world and emotional navigation in Luther's Reformation work. A cognitive emotionality analysis on a philological basis (Studium litterarum, 21). Berlin: Weidler, 2012. ISBN 978-3-89693-575-5 . ( The second part of the book consists of older essays that provide an overview of Stolt's research on Luther's Bible prose. )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annabill: Birgit förändrade form av Martin Luther. In: Uppsala Nya T ₴ =. July 9, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017 (Swedish).
  2. ↑ Stockholms universitet: Emeriterade professorer. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Vem är hon: Art. Birgit Stolt. Retrieved December 8, 2017 (Swedish).
  4. ^ Stockholm German Research Acta Universitas Stockholmiensis. Retrieved December 8, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Information about Birgit Stolt on merinfo.se
personal data
SURNAME Stolt, Birgit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Paul, Birgit (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish Germanist
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck
DATE OF DEATH April 12, 2020
Place of death Uppsala